Members of the Muslim community are calling on Nike to recall a shoe they claim bears a logo resembling the Arabic word for "Allah," meaning God, on its sole. Saiqa Noreen, who created the Change ...

This week’s Arabic word of the week, alama ... Alama musajila, which translates to recorded sign, refers to commercial logos that are written by their owners such as logos for brands.

Nike has come under fire for the design of its Air Max shoe, with some calling it insulting to the Islamic faith. According to a recent petition launched on Change.org, the Air Max logo on the ...

Nike ran into a similar problem in 1997. The Council on American-Islamic Relations protested the company’s logo on certain athletic shoes, saying it resembled the word “Allah” in Arabic script. Nike ...